Aldridge Confirms Improved Grades Across All Metals At Yenipazar

TORONTO, Oct. 2, 2012 /CNW/ - Aldridge Minerals Inc. (TSX Venture: AGM)
("Aldridge") today announced that it has completed a diamond drill
("DD") twinning program at its polymetallic Yenipazar deposit located
in central Turkey, and that results have confirmed improved grades
across all metals. The 2012 campaign was completed with 87 DD twins
drilled within 5 metres of earlier reverse circulation ("RC") holes for
a total of 10,096 metres. This campaign was undertaken following a
successful limited twin program of 6 DD holes drilled during 2007-2010.
In addition, one DD hole for metallurgical sampling was drilled within
RC-duplicate distance.

"We are very pleased with the results of our 2012 twinning program,
which was completed on budget," said
Mario Caron
, Aldridge President
and CEO. "The results substantiate the encouraging higher-grade
results that we obtained previously through a limited twinning program.
Based on a diamond drill database that now totals 94 holes, we have
seen an increase in the grades of all five metals compared to database
of the corresponding RC holes. The higher grades range from a 9%
increase in the case of gold to a 31% increase in the case of copper."

The objective of the program was to twin the RC holes that carry the
bulk of the mineralization and add the DD holes to the database for a
more accurate resource estimate in the framework of the current
feasibility study. Aldridge is today reporting all twin results on a
cumulative basis, which now totals 94 holes.

Weighted Average Grades of 94 DD Twins of RC Drill Holes (1)*

Mineralized Intersections(m)

Au (g/t)

Ag (g/t)

Cu (%)

Pb (%)

Zn (%)

DD Holes

3,113

1.26

40.9

0.40

1.24

1.65

RC Holes

3,656

1.15

35.1

0.30

1.19

1.27

(1)

The weighted average grade is calculated as the sum of the Grade ×
Length of each mineralized intersection divided by the sum of the
mineralized intersections.

(2)The metal content is calculated as Grade × Length of the mineralized
intersections.

*The 94 DD twins include one metallurgical hole which was identified in
Aldridge's press release of August 15, 2012 but not included in the
aggregate results reported at that time. With the additional drilling
and an improved understanding of the geology, it has been determined
that the metallurgical hole should be included in the aggregate
results.

As shown in the tables on the preceding page, the grade improved across
all five metals in these 94 holes, while the metal content reflects the
shorter DD intersections compared to the RC intersections (15%
shorter).

Mr. Caron added, "As the holes are not evenly distributed across the
deposit, it is premature to draw any firm conclusions on the impact
that improvements to grade and metal content will have on subsequent
resource estimates. However, based on the results we have achieved, it
appears that the twinning program has the potential to improve the
average grade of the deposit and thereby enhance the quality of the
Yenipazar deposit."

Aldridge is currently in the process of incorporating the results of the
twinning program in the database and updating the geological model of
Yenipazar. This is a critical step in the progression towards
finalizing the resource and reserve update for the feasibility study.
The enhanced quality of the DD information has improved Aldridge's
understanding of the contacts between the sulfide, oxide, and
transition zones at Yenipazar, which again will prove invaluable in the
context of ongoing work to complete the feasibility study.

The location of the 94 twin holes are shown on the plan map in Figure 1.

Analyses for gold, silver, copper, zinc, lead, and a number of other
elements were completed by ALS Chemex of Vancouver, BC, and by SGS
Turkey in Ankara. Analysis for gold was conducted by the fire assay
method and analyses for silver, copper, zinc and lead were conducted by
4-acid-digestion and ICP. Blanks, certified reference material and
field duplicates were inserted on a regular basis in the sample stream
in order to provide external QA/QC on the lab analysis.

About Aldridge Minerals Inc.
Aldridge is a near development stage mining company focused on advancing
its Yenipazar polymetallic VMS deposit (Au, Ag, Cu, Pb, Zn) in Turkey -
a country that is committed to developing its natural resources and is
rapidly emerging as an economic powerhouse. Aldridge is currently
building on its December 2010 Preliminary Economic Assessment with a
feasibility study, which we expect to complete by the end of 2012. The
Yenipazar deposit is subject to an earn-in agreement with Alacer Gold
Corp., wherein Aldridge can earn a 100% working interest subject to
certain conditions, subject to a 6% net profit interest ("NPI",
revenues less operational costs) until revenues of US$165 million are
generated, and a 10% NPI from there on.

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